Pikes Peak International Raceway

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Pikes Peak International Raceway

Location	Fountain, Colorado
Track length	1.0 miles (1.609 kilometres)
Track shape	Oval
Banking	Turns - 10°
Major events
Capacity	62,000
Address	16650 Midway Ranch Road, Fountain, Colorado, 80817
Owner	International Speedway Corporation (track permanently closed)

Pikes Peak International Raceway was a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo. Capacity: 42,000 Grandstand seats, 20,000 Infield capacity.

On September 30, 2005, it was announced that the track had been bought by the International Speedway Corporation. ISC shut the facility down by November 2005, and petitioned NASCAR to move the track's Busch Series date to Martinsville Speedway for 2006. [1]

Contents 1 IRL Series race history 2 NASCAR Busch Series history 3 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race history 4 External links

[edit] IRL Series race history

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1997	June 29	Tony Stewart	G-Force	Oldsmobile
1998	August 16	Kenny Brack	Dallara	Oldsmobile
1999	June 27	Greg Ray	Dallara	Oldsmobile
1999	August 29	Greg Ray	Dallara	Oldsmobile
2000	June 18	Eddie Cheever	Dallara	Infiniti
2001	June 17	Buddy Lazier	Dallara	Oldsmobile
2002	June 16	Gil de Ferran	Dallara	Chevrolet
2003	June 15	Scott Dixon	G-Force	Toyota
2004	August 22	Dario Franchitti	Dallara	Honda
2005	August 21	Dan Wheldon	Dallara	Honda

[edit] NASCAR Busch Series history

Season	Winning Driver	Manufacturer
1998	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet
1999	Andy Santerre	Chevrolet
2000	Jeff Green	Chevrolet
2001	Jeff Purvis	Chevrolet
2002	Hank Parker Jr.	Dodge
2003	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet
2004	Greg Biffle	Ford
2005	David Green	Ford

[edit] NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race history

Season	Winning Driver	Manufacturer
1998	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet
1999	Mike Wallace	Ford
2000	Greg Biffle	Ford
2001	Joe Ruttman	Dodge
2002	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet

[edit] External links

• Pikes Peak International Raceway Page on NASCAR.com
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 38.58990° -104.67670°
  • Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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